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Sunday, November 23, 2025

PoV

Chinmayi Sripada isn’t wrong. Kids should learn about consent early on

Chinmayi Sripada never questioned her husband's intentions or sexualised her baby. Her point was simple: if Ravindran had forced a hug on their daughter, it could have negatively impacted her mindset.

‘Sephora kids’ falling for luxury skincare. Where does it all end—retinol at 15, Botox at 20?

Cosmetic brands know that their new audience is aspirational tweens. Drunk Elephant—its Lala Retro Whipped Cream retails at Rs 7,920–even addresses kids in its FAQ section online.

Don’t see gender in criticism of women cricketers. Furore over Asia Cup loss is a positive sign

One Asia Cup loss doesn’t undermine the calibre of India’s women cricketers. After all, they have won the tournament seven out of nine times.

Ranbir Kapoor needs a new PR team. Unless they think even bad publicity is good

Ranbir the husband, if not Ranbir the actor, definitely needs to learn to frame better answers, or get a PR team that does it for him.

Kamiya Jani calling idli-chicken curry ‘weird’ is no faux pas. It’s North Indian ignorance

If Curly Tales' Jani doesn't educate herself on Southern fare then her awards need a tweak—‘Best North Indian Food Influencer’ and ‘Best North Indian Travel Creator’.

Kusha Kapila is right about roasts. They are unkind, unfunny and bullying by another name

The roast mirrors a schoolyard bullying scene: the bully, the victim, and the complicit bystanders. As an audience, we embrace this role without guilt.

If you’re outraged by the Meerut couple’s kiss at a mela, go get a life and love

In a world filled with real problems, like pollution, poverty, and corruption, a kiss between two consenting adults is hardly a catastrophe.

Kashmir is Rwanda, Gujarat is Italy, UP is Pakistan, Karnataka is France. A strange new India

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran presented the Economic Survey 2023-24, displaying a map where each Indian state and Union Territory was renamed after a country with a similar population.

Ananya Panday is the latest star to flaunt her ‘guruji’. It signals India’s crisis of faith

Seeking spiritual guidance is nothing to be frowned upon. But the masses flocking to babas should also be read as a symptom of a larger problem—India’s crisis of faith.

Indians look down on men in dhotis. It’s a by-product of colonialism and disdain for the poor

Even in the realm of traditional clothes, a dhoti comes below the kurta-pyjama. Known by various names—panche, dhoti, mundu, veshti—it’s largely associated with poverty.

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas crash: Amid taunts from across border, a Pakistani pilot’s brother voices shared grief & solidarity

Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.